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Below is our complete Municipal Waste news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.

Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.

Municipal Waste has finished filming of their new music video for the song, "Sadistic Magician". The song comes off of Municipal Waste's "The Art of Partying" which was released through Earache Records in 2007. The video was shot at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in Playa del Ray, CA and was directed by Jeff Speed of 1134 Films and produced by Carolyn Vye of The Vault LA . Though filming has been completed, the video has not been posted on the band's nor Earache Record's websites.

The following message has been posted on the official Download festival website:

"Download Festival has announced a fantastic motley crew of metallers to this year's line up, showing yet again how much the festival represents all walks from the 'rock' way of life! Leading the metal charge are Testament, Municipal Waste and Trigger The Bloodshed all who bring a slice of brutality to the weekend. Joining them are Brigade, Exit Ten, Comeback Kid, Valient Thorr, Chiodos, Animal Alpha, August Burns Red, Rose Tattoo and Hostile."

CANNABIS CORPSE, the Richmond, Virginia-based old-school death metal band featuring Philip "Landphil" Hall (guitar, bass) from MUNICIPAL WASTE, his brother Josh "HallHammer" Hall (drums) and Andy "Fossergrim" Horn (vocals), has posted the first public sampling of its new and true death metal album, "Tube of the Resinated". The new track "Mummified in Bongwater" has been posted on the group's MySpace page.

This bong-blastin' bludgeoner is the second of nine songs that comprise "Tube of the Resinated", appropriately due out April 20 on Forcefield Records (CD) and Robotic Empire (vinyl). The label says in a press release: "Do not listen if you anticipate any drug-testing in the next month, as this stoney tune will give you a contact high of sizzling brutality."

The complete lineup for the 10th Anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, set for weekend of April 25-27 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachussetts has been confirmed.

The largest and most successful metal festival in the United States will be presented this year by ESP, Randall, EMG, exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs Magazine, and "Summer Slaughter Tour" second stage sponsor Sumerian Records.

"When we first started, we never could have much this festival would have grown," said festival co-founder Scott Lee. "It started out of our love for metal and it’s been amazing to be able to share that with fans who love it as much as we do. It’s also gratifying to be able to give exposure to up-and-coming bands and watch them develop into international stars."

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will present Gigantour featuring Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire on Friday night. Doors will open Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday will kick off the full two-stage set up at 11:30 a.m. with for the Fallen Dreams, Veil of Maya, Trap Them, COCKPUNCH!, Xtryrantx, Winds of Plague, From A Second Story Window, Soilent Green, Arsis, Sleeping Giant, Stick to Your Guns, First Blood, Disfear, Municipal Waste, The Ghost Inside, Embrace the End, The End, Keep Of Kalessin, Monstrosity, Skeletonwitch, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, Heaven Shall Burn, Vital Remains, Kataklysm, Hate Eternal, The Acacia Strain, Overkill, Behemoth, Shadows Fall, and Dimmu Borgir.

Sunday’s lineup includes Classic Struggle, Stray from the Path, Waking the Cadaver, Unholy, Cold World, Recon, Elysia, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, On Broken Wings, Dead to Fall, Full Blown Chaos, Ligeia, Since the Flood, Shai Hulud, Hemlock, After the Burial, Unexpect, Thy Will Be Done, Born of Osiris, Impending Doom, Kid Deposit Triumph, Vanna, Emmure, A Life Once Lost, Despised Icon, God Forbid, Eluveitie, Tyr, Turisas, Ensiferum, Nevermore, Meshuggah, and Ministry. The show will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

The full schedule of set times will be announced soon.

The festival will also host the popular vendor area, where fans can pick up an assortment of rare CDs, t-shirts, and other memorabilia. Artists performing at the show will be on hand for meet and greets throughout the three days.

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is also sponsored by Metal Edge Magazine, Monster Energy, All In Merchandise, 518 Prints, MTV’s Headbanger’s Blog, The Syndicate, Mazur PR, Heavy Hitter, Scott Lee Clothing, and many more to be announced.

Tickets are $47.50 for Friday, $45 for Saturday, $45 for Sunday, or $129 for a three-day pass.

Tickets are available at all Strawberries and FYE Stores, online at tickets.com and enterthevault.com, or by calling 1-800-477-6849.

If you're not lucky enough to be in Austin, Texas for SXSW right now, Hot Topic, Xbox Live and Rock Band will be bringing SXSW to YOU. TONIGHT at 8:30 PM PST (11:30PM EST). Log on here to watch two killer shows from SXSW, featuring MUNICIPAL WASTE alongside a slew of the most buzz-worthy metal acts going today.

Relapse Records has announced the details for its 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) label showcase. This showcase, the label's tenth consecutive at SXSW, will be held at Emo's Annex (600 Red River Street) on Thursday, March 13th and will be open to the public as well as SXSW badge-holders.

This year's line-up includes High On Fire (Oakland, CA), Genghis Tron (Philadelphia, PA), Coliseum (Louisville, KY), Vverevvolf Grehv (Omaha, NE), special guests Municipal Waste (Richmond, VA), and Austin's own Mala Suerte. Running order and show times are forthcoming.

"They say that there's no rest for the wicked and MUNICIPAL WASTE is as wicked as they come. As soon as they return from their European tour, it's right back on the road for the master thrashers. The band will be taking their brand of crossover thrash all across the south, including showcases at South By Southwest and a special performance at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in April."

This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States.

This year’s show, presented by ESP, Randall, EMG, and exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs Magazine, will take place the weekend of April 25-27 at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., its home since its inception. Sumerian Records will sponsor the “Summer Slaughter Tour” second stage.

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will present Gigantour featuring Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire on Friday night. Saturday will be headlined by Dimmu Borgir, Shadows Fall, and Behemoth. Ministry, Meshuggah, and Nevermore will close out the festival on Sunday night.

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is also sponsored by Metal Edge Magazine, Monster Energy, All In Merchandise, 518 Prints, The Syndicate, Mazur PR, Heavy Hitter, Scott Lee Clothing, and many more to be announced.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 15 at 10 a.m. EST. The cost is $47.50 for Friday, $45 for Saturday, $45 for Sunday, or $129 for a three-day pass. Tickets available at all Strawberries / FYE Stores, by calling (800) 477-6849 or online at tickets.com.

"We're extremely excited to announce that we have been added to the lineup in London on Feb 6th at the Carling Academy in Islington playin alongside our friends MUTANT, supporting Toxic Holocaust and MUNICIPAL WASTE!

This show is gonna be awesome so anyone london based who wants to see 4 thrash bands at £10.00, MUST come along!

Fuck. Yes."

Seregon are continuing to gig in support of their debut EP "Kingdom Of The Blind" which, although being sold independently by the bands own website and at shows, has been receiving massive critical acclaim. The band are also in contention for a place at this years Bloodstock Open Air festival. They have previously supported such acts as Onslaught and Amen.

Municipal Waste are also touring in support of their latest offering, "The Art Of Partying", which also has been receiving alot of positive reviews from fans and critics alike.

The fourth edition of Finnish Metal Expo will take place in Helsinki, February 15th-16th, with a meeting of international metal professionals (journalists, labels, promotions, etc.) being held a day earlier. On the 15th, the organizers will recognize fan-voted awards to Finnish artists/bands. The band schedule is as follows:

Earache Records report that after a storming succession of dates across the globe this year, Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE have announced a string of European tour dates for February next year.

Following the release of The Art Of Partying in June, Municipal Waste have taken their own brand of party-thrash to a whole new level, giving high-energy live performances and generating raucous reactions from crowds across the world. From stage-diving killer sharks, boogie-boarding thrash bodies and the infamously intoxicating Inebriator, fans can expect nothing but mayhem from the upcoming dates.

Richmond, Virginia thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE are the final confirmed act for the Close-Up Båten metal cruise, which is scheduled to depart Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008 and return the following day. The festival lineup is as follows:

Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have revealed all the support acts for their upcoming West Coast tour which is scheduled to kick off November 17 in Tucson. The details are as follows: